High risks = high rewards

but it's a risk...you can lose everything...only invest what you truly can afford to lose. If you cannot afford to lose 10k than you shouldn't have invested. However, I support your right to post this and will personally be aware of this project. The only solace I can offer is that a) you are possibly saving others from losing by posting legitimate concerns about investments; and b) maybe the project does go forward later, if not by dev, then by the ico supporters.

Hard fork a coin, or establish a new coin with even exchanges and then have the community list the coin as a community project. You may never get all of your money but you could get some back.